Ricardo Francis

Ricardo Osmondo Francis, Jr. (born September 8, 1976) is a mixed media visual artist who is known for his representation of socio-political issues such as race, culture, and sexuality.^[1][2]

Early life

Francis was born in Houston, Texas where he attended and matriculated 1998 from the Maryland institute College of Art located in Baltimore, Maryland with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting. Prominent in the New York City region, he primarily produces paintings but also has performances. He has received a Presidential Scholar in the Arts.

List of upcoming projects

• "MEN: A Pictorial Sketchbook from 2001 to the Present"
• "Brother to Brother", 2006
• "The Anonymous Life", 2004
• "New Skin", 2002
• "Exhibit A", 2002
• "Catch the Monkeys", 1996

Group exhibitions

• "SUB (URBAN)"
• "AMERICAN MADE/MADE IN AMERICA", 2003
• "DL: The Down Low in Contemporary Art", 2003
• "Dancing in the Dark: Part II", 2003

List of artwork

• The List, 2005
• Resting Faith, 2006
• Lust Becomes Night, 2007
• In the Garden of Hopes and Dreams, Obama 2007, 2007

References